buffalo grass

noun

Definition of buffalo grass

: a low-growing perennial grass (Buchloë dactyloides) native to the Great Plains that has curly grayish-green leaves also : grama

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The right side of the hole is defined by buffalo grasses and bunkers. — star-telegram, "How to play the Trinity Forest golf course: Be creative and embrace the character | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 16 May 2018 Native buffalo grass, for example, has roots as much as eight feet deep. — Frank Vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, "Forest preserve workshop encourages gardeners to go native," 14 Mar. 2018 It was made energy-efficient with structural insulating panels, geothermal heating and cooling, tankless hot water and a roof covered in drought-resistant, low-maintenance buffalo grass. — Julie Lasky, New York Times, "$450,000 Homes in Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Wisconsin," 1 Nov. 2017

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